{"product_id":"the-birthmark-by-beth-montgomery-9781921145339","title":"The Birthmark","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Birthmark\u003c\/em\u003e, Text Publishing's first YA fiction release, debut novelist Beth Montgomery takes us to the fictional island of Tevua, north-east of Australia. \u003cem\u003eThe Birthmark\u003c\/em\u003e interweaves the stories of two generations of Islanders— in 1942 young lovers Tepu and Edouwe struggle to survive under the brutal Japanese occupation; and in 2004 teenage friends Hector and Lily fight an altogether different battle with boredom, poverty, and parental neglect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoth outsiders for different reasons, Lily and Hector spend their summer holiday roaming through the island's thick forests and around the coral pinnacles on the beach. They discover a Japanese sword, a relic of World War Two, and soon afterwards an angry Japanese soldier begins to haunt Lily's dreams. What does the ghostly soldier have to tell Lily?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen she hears a woman screaming in her dreams, why does Lily's birthmark burn? Will the sword be used again? And can the younger generation somehow resolve the crimes of the past?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46741788786924,"sku":"9781921145339","price":21.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27950303482871.jpg?v=1755607840","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-birthmark-by-beth-montgomery-9781921145339","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}